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Seminar Series

Kelly Bennion, PhD Candidate in Psychology from Boston College

Kelly Bennion, PhD, Associate Professor, Cal Poly

The Office of the Provost at Â鶹¹ÙÍø Dartmouth has generously awarded funding to Gerontology Center Core Faculty to host a Gerontological Research Seminar Series. The series has been very well received.

The objectives of this interdisciplinary seminar series are to enhance scholarship in Gerontology on the Â鶹¹ÙÍø Dartmouth campus and provide a forum for faculty and students with interests in Gerontology to meet and learn about research as applied to health, diversity and diseases of aging. All are welcome.

 

Lisa Krinsky, Director, LGBT Aging Project

Panelists (L to R): Patricia Foster, Jennifer Heald, Barbara Meehan, Karen Melo and Brooke Patterson

 

 

 

 

Dr. Jacqueline Alfonso Barry, Assistant Professor of Psychology, keynote speaker at 2013 Psi Chi regional conference

Dr. Jacqueline Alfoso Barry (standing), Assistant Professor of Psychology at Emmanuel College, Boston, MA

 



Dr. Katherine Fox presenting

Katherine Fox, Ph.D. (left)
Director of Training in Developmental Disabilities & Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Vinfen, Cambridge, MA
Adjunct Faculty, University of Massachusetts Lowell

MIT Professor Daniel D. Dilks

Daniel Dilks, PhD, MIT's McGovern Institute for Brain Research

Professor Laura Forker

Laura Forker, PhD, Professor of Operations Management, Charlton College of Business, Â鶹¹ÙÍø Dartmouth

Jan Mutchler, PhD., Close up

Jan Mutchler, Ph.D., Professor, Gerontology, Â鶹¹ÙÍø Boston and Co-PI of the Rosalie Wolf Interdisciplinary Geriatric Healthcare Research Center, Â鶹¹ÙÍø Medical School

Profs. Revell and Ayotte presenting to TSH group

Associate Professors of Psychology, Brian Ayotte, PhD (standing), and Andrew Revell, PhD (seated, to left of Dr. Ayotte).

 

Speakers in the Gerontological Research Seminar Series have included

  • Daniel D. Dilks, Ph.D. , Research Fellow, McGovern Institute for Brain Research
    Massachussetts Institute of Technology
  • Laura Forker, Ph.D., Professor of Operations Management, Charlton College of Business
  • Clare M. Mehta,  Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology, Emmanuel College, Children's Hospital, and
    Harvard Medical School
  • Jan Mutchler, PhD., Professor of Gerontology, Â鶹¹ÙÍø Boston, Co-PI Rosalie Wolf Interdisciplinary Geriatric Healthcare Research Center, Â鶹¹ÙÍø Medical School
  • Katja Holtta-Otto, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Â鶹¹ÙÍø Dartmouth
  • Justine A. Dunlap, J.D., Professor of Law, School of Law, Â鶹¹ÙÍø Dartmouth
  • Dawn DePasquale, MA LMHC, Founder, DePasquale Mental Health Associates, Swansea, MA
  • Anja Soldan, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology, Â鶹¹ÙÍø Dartmouth
  • Peter Engel, M.D., Staff Physician, VA Boston Healthcare System, Lecturer in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
  • Matthew Sylvain, Assistant Librarian, Â鶹¹ÙÍø Dartmouth Library
  • Jeffrey Burr, Ph.D., Professor of Gerontology, Â鶹¹ÙÍø Boston
  • Gerald Flaherty, V.P. for Medical and Scientific Programs & Susan Rowlett, LICSW, Alzheimer’s Association, MA/NH Chapter
  • Peter W. Ham, M.A., L.M.H.C., Alzheimer's Consultant, Professional Counseling Center, New Bedford, MA
  • Lester W. Cory, D.Sc., Director of Â鶹¹ÙÍø Dartmouth’s SHARE Program
  • Susan K. Whitbourne, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, Â鶹¹ÙÍø Amherst
  • Catherine Neto, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Â鶹¹ÙÍø Dartmouth
  • Robin Robinson, Ph.D., PsyD., Associate Professor of Sociology & Anthropology, Â鶹¹ÙÍø Dartmouth

Additional Presentations

Geriatric Depression: Diagnosis, Treatment and Advice for Caregivers
Dawn DePasquale, MA LMHC, Founder, DePasquale Mental Health Associates, Swansea, MA
Co-Sponsored with SouthCoast Compeer Program, Â鶹¹ÙÍø Dartmouth

Effects of Healthy Aging and Cognitive Reserve on Priming
Anja Soldan, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology, Â鶹¹ÙÍø Dartmouth
Presented in collaboration with Â鶹¹ÙÍø Dartmouth’s Psychology Brown Bag Seminar Series

Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia with Lewy Bodies and other Brain Maladies of Late Life: What Our Patients Teach us
Peter Engel, M.D., Staff Physician, VA Boston Healthcare System, Lecturer in Medicine, Harvard Medical School

ICPSR Workshop: An Introduction to Resources and Finding Research Datasets
Matthew Sylvain, Assistant Librarian, Â鶹¹ÙÍø Dartmouth

Earlier Presentations

Residential Crowding and Home Ownership in Later Life: Comparing Hispanics and non-Hispanics in the US
Jeffrey Burr, Ph.D., Professor of Gerontology, Â鶹¹ÙÍø Boston

Implicit Memory in Young and Older Adults: Behavioral and Neural Findings
Anja Soldan, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology, Â鶹¹ÙÍø Dartmouth

Aging & Memory Loss: Implications for Clinical Careers & Research Outlook
Gerald Flaherty, V. P. for Medical and Scientific Programs & Susan Rowlett, LICSW, Alzheimer’s Association, MA/NH Chapter

We are all getting older...so, what are we going to do about it?
 Peter W. Ham, M.A., L.M.H.C., Alzheimer's Consultant and Director of Operations, Professional Counseling Center, New Bedford, MA

Independent Living for Individuals with Disabilities: Adapting Environments with Modern Technology
Lester W. Cory, D.Sc., Director of Â鶹¹ÙÍø Dartmouth’s SHARE Program

Pathways Through Midlife: Results of a 40-Year Study on Adult Development
Susan K. Whitbourne, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, Â鶹¹ÙÍø Amherst

Dietary Phytochemicals and Diseases of Aging
Catherine Neto, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Â鶹¹ÙÍø Dartmouth

Health, Disease, and Behavior in the Life Sciences Initiative: Genesis, Synthesis, and Implications for Research
 Robin Robinson, Ph.D., PsyD., Associate Professor of Sociology & Anthropology, Â鶹¹ÙÍø Dartmouth

Panel Discussion: The Implications for Research in Aging at Â鶹¹ÙÍø Dartmouth
Panelists:
Gail Russell, Ed.D., RN, NEA-BC, Associate Professor of Community Health, Â鶹¹ÙÍø Dartmouth
Andrew Revell, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology, Senior Research Fellow in Gerontology, Â鶹¹ÙÍø Dartmouth